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69 Books Every Feminist Should Read, From Mary Wollstonecraft To Roxane Gay 1. 'The Camera My Mother Gave Me' by Susanna Kaysen 2. 'Assata: An Autobiography' by Assata Shakur 3. 'The Joy Luck Club' by Amy Tan 4. 'Spinster' by Kate Bolick 5. 'Yes Please' by Amy Poehler 6. 'How the García Girls Lost Their Accents' by Julia Alvarez 7. 'A Room of One's Own' by Virginia Woolf 8. 'The Mists of Avalon' by Marion Zimmer Bradley 9. 'Nightwood' by Djuna Barnes 10. 'Bodies That Matter' by Judith Butler 11. 'The Feminine Mystique' by Betty Friedan 12. 'The Adventures of Superhero Girl' by Faith Erin Hicks 13. 'How to Be a Woman' by Caitlin Moran 14. 'The Hidden Face of Eve' by Nawal El Saadawi 15. 'Ella Enchanted' by Gail Carson Levine 16. 'The Red Tent' by Anita Diamant 17. 'Bad Feminist' by Roxane Gay 18. 'Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism and the Future' by Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards 19. 'Kindred' by Octavia Butler 20. 'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan' by Lisa See 21. 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' by Mary Wollstonecraft 22. 'The Female Eunuch' by Germaine Greer 23. 'Wide Sargasso Sea' by Jean Rhys 24. 'Sister Outsider' by Audre Lorde 25. 'The Beauty Myth' by Naomi Wolf 26. 'Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe' by Fannie Flagg 27. 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 28. 'Mom & Me & Mom' by Maya Angelou 29. 'Men Explain Things to Me' by Rebecca Solnit 30. 'In Search of Islamic Feminism' by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea 31. 'Anne of Green Gables' by L. M. Montgomery 32. 'Cinderella Ate My Daughter' by Peggy Orenstein 33. 'The Bell Jar' by Sylvia Plath 34. 'The Bloody Chamber' by Angela Carter 35. 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' by Zora Neal Hurston 36. 'Americanah' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Page 1: 69 Books Every Feminist Should Read

69 Books Every Feminist Should Read, From Mary Wollstonecraft To Roxane Gay

1. 'The Camera My Mother Gave Me' by Susanna Kaysen2. 'Assata: An Autobiography' by Assata Shakur3. 'The Joy Luck Club' by Amy Tan4. 'Spinster' by Kate Bolick5. 'Yes Please' by Amy Poehler6. 'How the García Girls Lost Their Accents' by Julia Alvarez7. 'A Room of One's Own' by Virginia Woolf8. 'The Mists of Avalon' by Marion Zimmer Bradley9. 'Nightwood' by Djuna Barnes10. 'Bodies That Matter' by Judith Butler11. 'The Feminine Mystique' by Betty Friedan12. 'The Adventures of Superhero Girl' by Faith Erin Hicks13. 'How to Be a Woman' by Caitlin Moran14. 'The Hidden Face of Eve' by Nawal El Saadawi15. 'Ella Enchanted' by Gail Carson Levine16. 'The Red Tent' by Anita Diamant17. 'Bad Feminist' by Roxane Gay18. 'Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism and the Future' by Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards19. 'Kindred' by Octavia Butler20. 'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan' by Lisa See21. 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' by Mary Wollstonecraft22. 'The Female Eunuch' by Germaine Greer23. 'Wide Sargasso Sea' by Jean Rhys24. 'Sister Outsider' by Audre Lorde25. 'The Beauty Myth' by Naomi Wolf26. 'Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe' by Fannie Flagg27. 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman28. 'Mom & Me & Mom' by Maya Angelou29. 'Men Explain Things to Me' by Rebecca Solnit30. 'In Search of Islamic Feminism' by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea31. 'Anne of Green Gables' by L. M. Montgomery32. 'Cinderella Ate My Daughter' by Peggy Orenstein33. 'The Bell Jar' by Sylvia Plath34. 'The Bloody Chamber' by Angela Carter35. 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' by Zora Neal Hurston36. 'Americanah' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie37. 'The Lolita Effect' by Meenakshi Gigi Durham38. 'The House on Mango Street' by Sandra Cisneros

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39. 'Black Feminist Thought' by Patricia Hill Collins40. 'In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens' by Alice Walker41. 'The Dialectic of Sex' by Shulamith Firestone42. 'The Round House' by Louise Erdrich43. 'Bossypants' by Tina Fey44. 'Sexual Politics' by Kate Millett45. 'The Buddha in the Attic' by Julie Otsuka46. 'Feminism Is for Everybody' by bell hooks47. 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood48. 'This Sex Which Is Not One' by Luce Irigaray49. 'Fear of Flying' by Erica Jong50. 'Fat Is a Feminist Issue' by Susie Orbach51. 'Redefining Realness' by Janet Mock52. 'Obasan' by Joy Kogawa53. 'When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost' by Joan Morgan54. 'Not That Kind of Girl' by Lena Dunham55. 'Lean In' by Sheryl Sandberg56. 'The Awakening' by Kate Chopin57. 'The Woman Warrior' by Maxine Hong Kingston58. 'Foxfire' by Joyce Carol Oates59. 'The Second Sex' by Simone de Beauvoir60. 'We Should All Be Feminists' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie61. 'Full Frontal Feminism' by Jessica Valenti62. 'Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions' by Gloria Steinem63. 'Playing in the Dark' by Toni Morrison64. 'The Whole Woman' by Germaine Greer65. 'I Feel Bad About My Neck' by Nora Ephron66. 'Women, Race & Class' by Angela Davis67. 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' by The Boston Women's Health Book Collective68. 'Dragon Ladies' by Sonia Shah69. 'Ain't I a Woman?' by bell hooks